Satwa, Rajas, Tamas!

Aum Sairam

May This Thursday [Baba's Day] Bring You Strength, Good luck, Success, Happiness And Joy.
During these times of mental anxiety and worry, one has to pray to Sri Sadguru and read holy books about Him and obtain peace. Shri Sai Satcharitra is such a holy book for all Shirdi Sri Sai Baba's devotees. As we go on reading the holy book, we will find pearls of wisdom and philosophy. In the first chapter, Shri Hemadpant, describes the cholera and the grinding of wheat and spreading it around the village to destroy cholera and at the end mentions that Sri Sai Baba did the business of grinding almost every day, the sins, the mental and physical afflictions and the miseries of His innumerable devotees. The two mills of His mill consisted of Karma and Bhakti, the former being the lower and the latter the upper one. The handle with which Sri Sai Baba worked the mill consisted of Gyan.

It was the firm conviction of Sri Sai Baba that knowledge or self realization is not possible unless there is the prior act of grinding of all our impulses, desires, sins and of the three Gunas viz. Satwa, Rajas, Tamas and the Ego which is so subtle and therefore so difficult to get rid of. In a short space, Shri Hemadpant described the unity of paths of Karma, Bhakti, and Gyan.

A - "Satwa" Guna consists of renunciationControl of mind and desire in manContent, steadfast on truth, and compassion.Steadfast too on righteousness, non-attachmentLove of all Beings of the UniverseDevotion to the Lord and shamefulness of impietySubject not to forgetfulness of essence.

B - The features of "Rajas" Guna nowEgoful and alert, craves mundane joysWith wealth and power and prestige tooOut of greed worships Gods and saints.

C - The man of "Tamas" quality you knowIs steeped in greed, envy and ireIn disputes that bring him sorrow and strifeIs idle and full of lies and fear.
Seekers unnecessarily quarrel over whether one particular is better than the others. If we sincerely take to a path and with patience and faith work out that way, it will be realized that all paths lead to the same.

On this Beautiful Thursday [Baba's Day] we all as a Sadhak must surrender and serve one path with our full strength. That is the most important thing. Once we puts all our efforts in getting rid of bad impulses, desires and sins, the path becomes easier. This is the essence of realization.

Allah Malik